Seoul Survivor

We were invited to meet some of Randy’s co-workers and their kids to go to “Seoul Land” which is equivalent to Great America. The people we were meeting were driving, but being the public transportation pros that we have started to become, we decided that we would take the train…little did we know it would be a LONG day!
We took our time getting out of the door so at about 10:30 am we took the bus to the train station. From there we jumped on the next train which we ended up waiting a half an hour for. While waiting for the train we noticed our seat numbers were in Hangeul so we tried to decode them using Randy’s travel guide…we failed at this attempt so we just waited to ask someone once we got on the train. Apparently the pictures we were trying to decode meant we would be “STANDING”. Randy had a rough night at a Hail and Farwell ceremony which means he had a slight hangover. Being the awesome wife that I am I decided that I would hold Anderson the entire 1 hour train ride to Seoul. Shortly after the train took off, Anderson fell asleep which made it easier to hold him because usually I am fighting to keep him from escaping. About 45 minutes into the trip my back felt as though it was going to give out and thankfully a man was getting off the train so we had one seat. I gave it to Randy and he held Anderson the rest of the way.
Once we arrived at Seoul Station, we had to take the subway. On this particular trip we decided to forego bringing a stroller, since there are usually opportunities to rent one for a reasonable price and it is easier than lugging the stroller around all day. However, we did not anticipate all the walking we would be doing prior to arriving to our final destination. As we stepped on to the subway we were thrilled that in just 7 stops we would be at “Seoul Land”. On our 3rd stop, everyone was ordered to get off the train and I instantly had flashbacks from our trip to Italy when they had a transportation strike. Thankfully, they were just stopping to clean the train and we were able to get on the next one about 10 minutes later…you would think I would be frustrated at this point, but really I was just pleased to find out that they clean the trains.
We arrived at Seoul Land and after walking about a mile to get to the stroller rental office we were spent and the day was almost over. It was past 2pm and we had left the house at 10:30am! Anderson loved eating dippin dots and playing in the Children’s play area. There was a huge ball pit, slides, ropes to climb, jump houses, and much more. We also took Anderson on his first carnival ride which we soon decided would be the last for a while. As the ride was spinning and lifting higher and higher off the ground, we both thought we were going to lose our lunch. Anderson seemed to enjoy it for 10 seconds then he wanted off! His favorite part was the battery operated animal that he was able to drive around. Around 6pm we decided to start our long journey home….yep just read this post backwards to get the rest of the story….subway….train…..bus oh wait…we took a taxi instead of the bus home. We walked through our front door at just about midnight!!! We were all exhausted and took the rest of the weekend to rest!!!